Break/Fix Contracts in London

Break/Fix
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Break/Fix skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Break/Fix over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 360 448 554
Rank change year-on-year +88 +106 -73
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 33 45 40
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.19% 0.18% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.19% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 29 20
10th Percentile - £117 £131
25th Percentile £140 £140 £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £158 £160 £190
Median % change year-on-year -1.56% -15.79% -24.00%
75th Percentile £185 £200 £239
90th Percentile £383 £220 £248
England median daily rate £170 £170 £200
% change year-on-year - -15.00% +42.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 0 2
10th Percentile £16.25 - £23.23
25th Percentile £16.81 - £23.56
Median hourly rate £22.00 - £24.75
75th Percentile £24.45 - £26.56
90th Percentile £25.25 - £27.28
England median hourly rate £17.50 £17.70 £15.74
% change year-on-year -1.13% +12.45% +33.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Break/Fix is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,473 23,264 35,752
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.29% 90.93% 92.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,093 16,856 26,215
10th Percentile £340 £375 £394
25th Percentile £449 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 320 265 402
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.00 £16.50
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.49 £23.91
Median hourly rate £28.00 £39.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% +9.86% +8.07%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £68.08 £82.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £37.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.94% +48.60% +11.11%

Break/Fix
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Break/Fix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Break/Fix in London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in London.

Daily rate trend for Break/Fix in London

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Break/Fix in London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Break/Fix in London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in London.

Hourly rate trend for Break/Fix in London

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Break/Fix within the London region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South London +13 8 - - 3
Central London +24 6 £140 - 2
West London +27 5 £125 -23.55%
East London - 1 £170 -
Break/Fix
England

Break/Fix
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (9.09%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (3.03%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.06%) VPN
2 1 (3.03%) 3G
2 1 (3.03%) WebEx
General
1 13 (39.39%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (15.15%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.06%) Finance
3 2 (6.06%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (6.06%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.03%) French Language
4 1 (3.03%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.03%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 13 (39.39%) Field Engineer
2 12 (36.36%) Field Service Engineer
2 12 (36.36%) IT Engineer
3 8 (24.24%) Desktop Support
4 7 (21.21%) Support Engineer
5 6 (18.18%) Desktop Engineer
6 4 (12.12%) Audio Visual Engineer
6 4 (12.12%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 3 (9.09%) Deskside Support
7 3 (9.09%) IT Support
8 2 (6.06%) Deskside Engineer
8 2 (6.06%) Deskside Support Engineer
9 1 (3.03%) 1st/2nd Line Support
9 1 (3.03%) Audio Visual Support
9 1 (3.03%) Deployment Engineer
9 1 (3.03%) Desktop Analyst
9 1 (3.03%) IT Support Technician
9 1 (3.03%) IT Technician
9 1 (3.03%) Lead
9 1 (3.03%) Windows Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) EDI
1 1 (3.03%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 12 (36.36%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (9.09%) Blackberry
3 1 (3.03%) Biopharmaceutical
3 1 (3.03%) CMDB
3 1 (3.03%) Data Centre
3 1 (3.03%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.03%) Enterprise Storage
3 1 (3.03%) iPhone
3 1 (3.03%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.03%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 10 (30.30%) Windows
2 4 (12.12%) Linux
2 4 (12.12%) Windows 10
3 3 (9.09%) Android
3 3 (9.09%) Mac OS X
3 3 (9.09%) Windows 7
3 3 (9.09%) Windows 8
4 1 (3.03%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (54.55%) Customer Service
2 17 (51.52%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (12.12%) Validation
4 3 (9.09%) ITIL
4 3 (9.09%) Preventative Maintenance
4 3 (9.09%) Proactive Monitoring
4 3 (9.09%) Trend Analysis
5 2 (6.06%) Change Management
5 2 (6.06%) Decision-Making
5 2 (6.06%) Incident Management
5 2 (6.06%) Time Management
5 2 (6.06%) Workflow
6 1 (3.03%) Asset Management
6 1 (3.03%) B2B
6 1 (3.03%) Data Protection
6 1 (3.03%) Logistics
6 1 (3.03%) Problem Management
6 1 (3.03%) Project Management
6 1 (3.03%) Service Delivery
6 1 (3.03%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 5 (15.15%) Security Cleared
2 3 (9.09%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.03%) Degree
3 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (3.03%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.03%) GxP
1 1 (3.03%) QA
1 1 (3.03%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (9.09%) Active Directory
1 3 (9.09%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (9.09%) Dell DRAC
Vendors
1 4 (12.12%) Apple
2 3 (9.09%) Adobe
2 3 (9.09%) Ivanti
2 3 (9.09%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.06%) Cisco
3 2 (6.06%) Dell
3 2 (6.06%) HP
3 2 (6.06%) ServiceNow
3 2 (6.06%) Supermicro
4 1 (3.03%) Datto
4 1 (3.03%) EMC
4 1 (3.03%) Logitech
4 1 (3.03%) MobileIron
4 1 (3.03%) SAP
4 1 (3.03%) Sophos
4 1 (3.03%) Unisys